Wednesday, April 15, 2015

"The Pakistani stance on Yemen … and its implications for Saudi–Arabia":

"In
addition to abstaining from any military friction, the Pakistani
leadership had something else in mind when it announced its refusal to
commit ground troops to operation "Decisive Storm". Almost
simultaneously to Islamabad's declaration of neutrality, China announced
it would build a natural gas pipeline linking Iran to Pakistan, and
possibly continuing further into China once the first part between
Asalyuyeh (Iran) and Nawabshah (Pakistan) was finished. This project had
long been delayed but US opposition to it, but after the signing of the
interim agreement with Tehran, China seems eager to move ahead quickly."

"The Pakistani stance on Yemen … and its implications for Saudi–Arabia":

"In
addition to abstaining from any military friction, the Pakistani
leadership had something else in mind when it announced its refusal to
commit ground troops to operation "Decisive Storm". Almost
simultaneously to Islamabad's declaration of neutrality, China announced
it would build a natural gas pipeline linking Iran to Pakistan, and
possibly continuing further into China once the first part between
Asalyuyeh (Iran) and Nawabshah (Pakistan) was finished. This project had
long been delayed but US opposition to it, but after the signing of the
interim agreement with Tehran, China seems eager to move ahead quickly."